All ages see higher premiums under ObamaCare

Monthly premiums for health insurance soared in 2014, the first year of ObamaCare’s full implementation, according to a new study.

The report by HealthPocket.com — a site that allows consumers to compare health plans — compared rates from 2013 and 2014. “The analysis of pre- and post-ObamaCare health insurance in the individually purchased health insurance market demonstrates a clear increase of average premiums across age groups and both sexes,” researchers found. “While the degree of increase varied by age and sex, the occurrence of an increase did not.”

Average premium increases ranged from a low of 22.7 percent among 63-year-old men to a high of 78.2 percent among 23-year-old men. Among women, the range was 35.1 percent for 30-year-olds to 44.9 percent among 23-year-olds.

In dollar terms, monthly premiums went up from $143 to $258 for 23-year-old men; from $603 to $741 among 63-year-old men; from $178 to $258 among 23-year-old women; and from $539 to $741 among 63-year-old women. On an annual basis, the increase for 63-year-old women translates to $2,424.

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